[Bristol-Birds] Re: animals documented to feed on roadkill deer carcasses

  • From: Don Holt <dnldhlt@xxxxxxx>
  • To: bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2011 14:39:20 -0500 (EST)

Hey Wallace, neat list.  I know its not the same thing, but there could be as many or more insect species to be found scavenging a deer carcass.  One time Dianne Draper and I found a black bear skull in the woods, and several brightly colored beetle species crawled out of the braincase.  Another time I spent a half hour observing hordes of butterflies on a deer carcass near Ripshin Lake.  Of course, they take much smaller bites ;-)
 
Don Holt
Johnson City, TN



-----Original Message-----
From: Wallace Coffey <jwcoffey@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: Bristol-birds <bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sat, Feb 26, 2011 9:13 pm
Subject: [Bristol-Birds] animals documented to feed on roadkill deer carcasses

                             
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
In addition to the previously posted list of animals feeding on roadkill
deer carcasses, I have added six species: BLACK BEAR,
WHITE-FOOTED MOUSE, BLACK VULTURE, GOLDEN EAGLE and
STRIPED SKUNK. Jeremy Stout wrote:  "I've personally witnessed
an EASTERN CHIPMUNK scavenging a carcass (though not recently),
and it wasn't just for the bones; that little booger was going to town!"
 
BLACK VULTURE
Turkey Vulture
Bald Eagles
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk
GOLDEN EAGLE
Northern Goshawk
Great Horned Owl
Barred Owl
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
American Crow
Common Raven
Blue Jay
Black-capped Chickadee
 
BLACK BEAR
BOBCAT
RACCOON
OPOSSUM
RED FOX
DOMESTIC DOG
HOUSE CAT
SPOTTED SKUNK
STRIPED SKUNK
FISHER
COYOTE
EASTERN CHIPMUNK
EASTERN GRAY SQUIRREL
RED SQUIRREL
WHITE-FOOTED MOUSE
 
Let's go birding . . . .
 
Wallace Coffey
Bristol, TN

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